In a People's Special Majlis meeting held today the members have completed and passed the new constitution of the Maldives. Out of the 94 MPs present in today's gathering 67 MPs voted for the new constitution while 5 members voted against the constitution. 15 MPs did not vote for either side.

After the new constitution was passed, Speaker of the Special Majlis Gasim Ibrahim said that the work of the Special Majlis is now over and that he would be sending the constitution to the President's Office to be ratified by the President.

President Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom has revealed already that he would ratify the constitution within a week.